The Great Wall

the shadow · 28 Jul 2016 at 16:40

Weird casting choice would've looked better if it just starred Chinese actors.
And Samuel L. Jackson

Uncle Petey · 28 Jul 2016 at 16:43

Looks retarded.

I'm in.

FutileBreadMachine · 29 Jul 2016 at 07:25

Another white protagonist in an Asian film, otherwise white people won't watch it :rolleyes:

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Punt · 29 Jul 2016 at 09:24

I'll give it a go, looks canny.

Cosimo · 29 Jul 2016 at 11:30

No wall is going to stop me from watching this one.

Kyo · 2 Oct 2016 at 18:49

Cosimo said:
No wall is going to stop me from watching this one.

Lol nice one.

Looks awesome. Chinese dynasty warriors meets mythical monsters. Lead by Matt Damon.

n111ck · 2 Oct 2016 at 19:11

FutileBreadMachine said:
Another white protagonist in an Asian film, otherwise white people won't watch it .

LOLWUT - the western mercenary should be played by a Chinese actor?! Matt Damon should be the co star to some other actor no ones heard of?! :rolleyes:

Rroff · 2 Oct 2016 at 19:15

Looks completely off the wall - probably a little too much for my tastes.

JBuk · 2 Oct 2016 at 19:52

Before I saw the trailer I thought maybe Matt Damon was playing the part of an ancient Chinese warrior heheh

n111ck · 2 Oct 2016 at 21:14

thommyzen said:
This is proof that white people came from China.

...and dragons too, which you would know if you actually watched the trailer.

Participant · 2 Oct 2016 at 21:20

FutileBreadMachine said:
Another white protagonist in an Asian film, otherwise white people won't watch it .

Let the butthurt flow through you.

wolfie138 · 3 Oct 2016 at 08:40

i'm assuming Matt will be some character who's encountered the beasties before and is there to help the Chinese, not actually playing a Chinese character?

Uncle Petey · 3 Oct 2016 at 09:22

Yeah, I think it's safe to assume he's not playing a Chinese character.

shaf · 3 Oct 2016 at 09:51

Not sure but will watch it.

Scam · 3 Oct 2016 at 13:19

Zhang Yimou said:
"Our film is not about the construction of the Great Wall,” Zhang told EW. “Matt Damon is not playing a role that was originally conceived for a Chinese actor. The arrival of his character in our story is an important plot point. There are five major heroes in our story and he is one of them — the other four are all Chinese."

Quite funny how quickly people are to criticise.

I think it looks great, I love the premise.

the shadow · 9 Oct 2016 at 16:36

Raymond Lin · 9 Oct 2016 at 16:44

It must be a Chinese financed film targeted for the Chinese market (a billion people) and wanted a Hollywood star to open doors into more regions.

Kyo · 9 Oct 2016 at 21:02

Raymond Lin said:
It must be a Chinese financed film targeted for the Chinese market (a billion people) and wanted a Hollywood star to open doors into more regions.

+1 Being from Chinese decent I think I can understand they tend to do these kind of films to appeal the western audience.

Scam · 9 Oct 2016 at 22:35

It's the biggest budget film entirely shot in China. Produced by Legendary (owned by Wanda, Chinese conglomerate), Le Vision (Chinese) and China Film Group

Could be a big deal for Chinese film making indeed.

Droolinggimp · 9 Oct 2016 at 23:06

Looks like a perfectly reasonable action movie that will more than likely smash box office records due to being a Chiniese movie produced for East and West movie lovers. I like the look of it and would think it will do very well.